Workplace Health & Safety Lead

Base Salary circa $120K – $145K + Super
Permanent | Full-Time | Based in Armadale

Lead WHS with clarity, purpose and impact.

You know that safety doesn’t improve with posters on the wall. It improves when leaders walk the floor, listen with intent, and make sure systems work where they matter most in the real world.

At the City of Armadale, we’re ready for a fresh, focused approach to WHS. We’re looking for a confident, experienced leader who brings practical safety strategies, clear advice, and a collaborative approach. This is a role with direct influence reporting to a Head of HR who truly values what great WHS leadership can deliver and will back you to lead, shape, and embed it.

What you’ll be driving

The next 12 months will see you:

• Roll out a modern digital WHS solution across the City making safety reporting easier, faster, and more visible.
• Refine and uplift our Workers Compensation and Injury Management approach, with an eye on smarter support, reduced costs, and better outcomes.
• Lead a capable WHS team to deliver proactive, practical guidance across a wide range of operational environments.
• Continue to mature our WHS system and framework to align with the City’s growth lifting capability, clarifying roles, and reducing risks.

This isn’t about buzzwords. It’s about doing the fundamentals brilliantly and bringing the people with you.

You’ll thrive in this role if you:

• Bring credibility from time spent in operational or high-risk industries and can engage calmly across all levels of a diverse workforce.
• Are known for practical WHS advice that people listen to and follow through on.
• Enjoy leading a small team and coaching others to embed safe systems and ways of working.
• Have experience improving WHS systems, leading investigations, working with insurers, and building capability from the ground up.
• Are looking for a role with autonomy, purpose, and a supportive senior leader who’ll help you get things done.

Why join the City of Armadale?

Because here, we’re not just growing we’re growing the right way.

You’ll be part of a local government that:

• Cares deeply about our people, our environment, and our community
• Believes we’re better together — working in partnership across teams and levels
• Embraces the chance to learn and grow — and help others do the same
• Seizes today to shape tomorrow — with a real commitment to innovation and sustainability

We back that up with benefits that make a real difference:

• Access to wellbeing programs and free EAP services
• Free Gym memebership at AFAC
• Flexible work arrangements and a strong focus on work/life balance
• Salary packaging options, paid parental leave, and novated leasing
• Tools of the trade and access to a fleet vehicle for this role

How to Apply

Click Apply Now and upload your resume. A tailored cover letter is welcome but not essential we’re more interested in your experience and how you approach WHS in practice.

If you’d like to have a confidential chat before applying, we welcome that too, please call Laura Swain – People Services Lead on (08) 9394 5408 or email [email protected]

Position closes 5pm 21 July 2025. Applications will be reviewed as they’re received.